theSkimm Raises $6M to Smarten Your Inbox Every Morning

Journalism is dying! Wait, really? Because Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin just raised $6 million for their all-about-the-news startup. By Betsy Mikel (Editor, Women 2.0) Remember when each morning started with opening your front door, picking up your...

Parlez-vous Tech?

The co-founders of theSkimm share lessons learned from their struggles to hire a developer. By Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg (Co-founders, theSkimm) So we’ve been trying to hire a developer. Apparently developers are the cronuts of the tech industry—very...

Our Favorite Position Is CEO, Too

The co-founders of theSkimm reveal some of the less than enlightened questions they were asked while fundraising. By Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg (Co-founders, theSkimm) We haven’t wanted to write this one. But yesterday we were interviewed on NPR (!). When we...

Things That Are Not Fun About Being a CEO

A few words of warning to all you budding CEOs out there. Take heed… By Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg (Co-Founder, theSkimm) Take note: the following are the things that are not fun about being a CEO. Payroll/Benefits Dream: We’ll get funding and a magical...
Things That Are Not Fun About Being a CEO

Things That Are Not Fun About Being a CEO

A few words of warning to all you budding CEOs out there. Take heed… By Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg (Co-Founder, theSkimm) Take note: the following are the things that are not fun about being a CEO. Payroll/Benefits Dream: We’ll get funding and a magical...